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EMABASSY OF LITHUANIA
TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL

‫שגרירת ליטא‬

THE DAY OF THE RESTORATION
OF THE STATE OF LITHUANIA

Monday, 13th February 2017
Asia Auditorium

Tel Aviv Museum of Art Tel Aviv

Programme

Speech
by H. E. Edminas Bagdonas,
Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the State of Israel

Speech
by Representative of the Government of the State of Israel

National Anthems of the Republic of Lithuania and the State Israel
Performed by Nika Zundelovitch
Accompanied by Eyal Ayzenman, Avocado Music school

Conférencier Martynas Jurgis Bagdonas

Concert

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Three preludes (Trys preliudai, arr. fort. trio N. Galiamovos)

Loreta Narvilaitė
“See the sea in the distance” (Pamatyk jūrą tolumoje)

Anatolijus Šenderovas
A chant and a dance (Giesmė ir šokis)

Stasys Vainiūnas
Grand piano trio (Fortepijoninis trio)

Glass of wine

"Window to Lithuania"

Selected Lithuanian chamber music works for violin, cello and piano. Violinist Dalia
Dėdinskaitė (Lithuania/Austria), cellist Gleb Pyšniak (Lithuania/Austria) and pianist
Gintaras Januševičius (Lithuania/Germany), some of the most prominent Lithuanian
performers residing and creating abroad, teamed up for a joint initiative: to discover the
most beautiful works of Lithuanian classical composers and to combine them in one
album. “Window to Lithuania” is a collection of jewels of Lithuanian classical music, that
covers over a hundred years of inspiration, creative energy and musical blessing. The
artists seek to share these treasures with listeners all over the world, thus
commemorating the 25th anniversary of Restoration of Independence of the Republic
of Lithuania. The concert tour includes performances in the USA, Austria, Czech
Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine and others.

Dalia Dėdinskaitė, a laureate of national and international competitions, is one of the most
prominent Lithuania’s young violinists. She won the main prize at the international competition
“Violine in Dresden” in Germany in 2010 after which she was invited to perform L. van
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto at the prestigious festival “Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2012”. D.
Dėdinskaitė has given concerts around Europe, the USA and New Zealand. She has also
performed as a soloist together with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian
National Symphony Orchestra, “Dresdner Kappelsolisten” and the symphonic orchestra “Carl
Maria von Weber” of Dresden, conducted by Saulius Sondeckis, Juozas Domarkas, Georg
Mark, etc. In 2014 Dalia debuted at the Wiener Musikverein swith great success where she
performed the world premiere of V. Barkauskas’ “Duettissimo”. It was her first teacher Elena
Lašaitė who noticed her budding talent. Later Dalia continued her studies with prof. Jurgis
Dvarionas, whereas lessons given by Christian Altenburger, Austrian violinist and a professor at
the University of Vienna, left the most visible trace.
For more information visit www.dalia-dedinskaite.com.

Already at the age of 14, Gleb Pyšniak debuted as a soloist with the Lithuanian Chamber
Orchestra (conductor: Prof. Saulius Sondeckis) in the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society.
The student of the legendary cellist Natalia Gutman performs in the most famous concert halls
all over the world including the Wiener Musikverein, Royal Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, the
Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. As a soloist he has performed with the Symphonic
Orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the
Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, the St. Christopher
Chamber Orchestra, the Porto Symphony Orchestra, to mention just a few. Gleb has received
the highest evaluations in significant national and international competitions and an award from
the hands of Valdas Adamkus, the President of the Republic of Lithuania, for promoting the
country abroad. His first teacher Tatjana Kuc guided the cellist in his musical journey, which
took him to studies with prof. Rimantas Armonas and prof. Johannes Meissl and was later
enriched by the master classes of Yo-Yo Ma, Mstislav Rostropovich, Silvija Sondeckienė and
Heinrich Schiff. For more information visit www.glebpysniak.com.

Gintaras Januševičius has been one of the most prominent Lithuanian artists on an
international stage for the last fifteen years. He has performed with the Montreal Symphony
Orchestra, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, the
Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra among
many others. G. Januševičius has represented Lithuania in famous festivals such as Chopin
Festival in Duszniki-Zdroj, Mozartfest Würzburg, Festival Besancon and Dresdner
Musikfestspiele. As a performer of chamber music he has shared the stage with Jörg
Widmann, Leonid Gorokhov, Ekaterina Mechetina, Aleksej Gorlatch, Elsbeth Moser and others.
Despite his active stage life, G. Januševičius generously shares his experience and knowledge
during his lectures and master classes in Japan, China, Germany, Moldova, Romania, Israel,
Spain, Italy, and Lithuania. The pianist is grateful to Valė Kulikauskienė, Jurgis Bialobžeskis,
Vladimir Krainev, Lazar and Valentina Berman, and Bernd Goetzke for the priceless lessons in
music and life.

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